Global News published this video item, entitled “Ethiopian and Tigray forces agree to ceasefire, ending bloody conflict in Horn of Africa” – below is their description.
The warring sides in Ethiopia have agreed to a permanent ceasefire, in a conflict that is believed to have killed hundreds of thousands as Ethiopian government troops and Tigray forces battled for about two years.
A draft agreement will see Tigray forces be disarmed, starting with “light weapons” within 30 days of Wednesday’s signing. Ethiopian federal security forces will take full control of “all federal facilities, installations, and major infrastructure such as airports and highways within the Tigray region.”
Olusegun Obasanjo, the head of the African Union mediation team, said it was “not the end of (the) peace process but the beginning of it.”
Under the draft agreement, Ethiopia’s government would continue restoring basic services to the Tigray region, where communications, transport and banking links for more than five million people that have been severed since fighting began. The parties also committed to unfettered humanitarian access.
“Implementation of the peace agreement signed today is critical for the success of the process,” he said.
U.S. and United Nations officials also reacted to the deal on Wednesday, with State Department spokesperson Ned Price saying it’s an opportunity to see the realization of “a cessation of hostilities.” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric called it a “welcome first step.”
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